OCT 29/2024 - deadline to apply

STRIVE Applications are now available. (click on the hperlink for the application)

TAKE the SOCI 1125 course at KPU Richmond through the Richmond SD38 STRIVE PROGRAM  (Runs January - April 2025, including Spring Break - see below)

TUITION and all fees are FREE!  No interview required! (Apply and you are accepted.)

Who should apply?  Students who:

• Are currently in Grade 11 or 12
• Feel they have any type of barrier to university entry (academically, socio-economically etc.)
• May or may not be on track to graduate or meet university entrance requirements

The STRIVE program supports EVERYONE, and offers built in supports, including an in-class tutor to assist anyone needing help with the course content.

Students take the SOCI 1125 course at the KPU Richmond Campus one night per week from January - April 2025 (4-7pm).  This is a university transferable course.  (Day of week is still being determined).  Students must be available over spring break.

SOCI 1125 – Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures  

Students will learn essential concepts, theoretical perspectives, and methods used in the discipline of sociology to analyze social processes and structures. They will explore topics such as culture, socialization, social interaction, social inequalities, and social change. Students will critically examine assumptions people make about social life and will develop informed views on social issues that are important in their own lives and the lives of others in local, national, and global communities.

NOTE:  For those currently qualifying for and aiming to go to university, you are encouraged to consider our "LinK38" dual credit program.  Applications and course options available in late Spring.